Vol 56 No 2 | MOROCCOWESTERN SAHARABRITAIN You say Morocco 23rd January 2015 The British personal injury and negligence law firm Leigh Day is preparing judicial review proceedings against Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) over claims that Morocco is ...
Vol 55 No 25 | KENYABRITAIN What the ballot papers say 19th December 2014 The London trial of three senior staff and an agent of British printers Smith & Ouzman (S&O) is causing concern in Kenya. The defendants deny paying £400,000 (US$630,...
Vol 55 No 23 | KENYABRITAIN Bribery trial 21st November 2014 Three staff and one agent of a British company which printed ballot papers for several African elections are on trial in London accused of corruptly obtaining contracts in Kenya, G...
Vol 55 No 22 | CONGO-KINSHASABRITAIN Don't look now 7th November 2014 The High Court in London ruled late last month that the hearing on the law firm Dechert's disputed bill to Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation should be held behind closed doors...
Vol 55 No 10 | NIGERIABRITAIN The ripples of OPL 245 16th May 2014 Police and regulators are still investigating the consequences of Chief Dan Etete awarding himself an oil licence The Metropolitan Police's Proceeds of Corruption Unit (POCU) in London has confirmed to Africa Confidential that it is investigating allegations of money laundering through Britain...
Vol 7 (AAC) No 2 | BRITAIN Justine Greening 30th November 2013 International Development Secretary, Britain International Development Secretary Justine Greening took British companies on an investment tour of Tanzania and told them that the London government must emulate Beijing if Briti...
Vol 54 No 20 | NIGERIABRITAIN Ibori's loot at stake 3rd October 2013 Southwark Crown Court witnessed a bizarre sight in late September when the former Governor of Delta State, James Onanefe Ibori, argued that property he had already admitted owning ...
Vol 54 No 10 | KENYABRITAIN Diplomatic diversions 10th May 2013 After President Kenyatta’s brief encounter with British Premier Cameron, both are preparing for more trouble over the International Criminal Court cases President Uhuru Kenyatta’s three-day visit to London and meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron this week mark a considerable diplomatic victory for his new government. ...
Vol 54 No 10 | KENYABRITAIN Essential contact, the Cameron way 10th May 2013 President Uhuru Kenyatta met British Prime Minister David Cameron briefly the morning before the London Conference on Somalia opened on 7 May. To Kenyatta’s Press Office, the encou...
Vol 54 No 10 | SOMALIABRITAIN Hassan Sheikh at the wheel 10th May 2013 This year’s conference was more about pledging funds for reconstruction than summoning the world to applaud a stunning success London’s Somalia Conference arrived with a little less fanfare this year. The press conference was held in a smaller room, the United States Secretary of State and most African hea...